Burlingame Treaty

Examples of Burlingame Treaty in the following topics:

• Chinese Exclusion and Chinese Rights

  • Arthur on May 6, 1882, following revisions made in 1880 to the Burlingame Treaty of 1868.

• The Nativist Response to Immigration

  • Arthur on May 6, 1882, following revisions made in 1880 to the Burlingame Treaty of 1868.

• The Treaty of Fort Stanwix

  • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was one of several treaties signed between Native Americans and the United States after the American Revolution.
  • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was a treaty signed in October 1784 between the United States and its Native Americans at Fort Stanwix (located in present-day Rome, New York).
  • The treaty served as a peace treaty between the Iroquois and the Americans, since the Natives had been ignored in the Treaty of Paris.
  • In Pennsylvania, the land acquired in this treaty is known as the "Last Purchase".
  • 1786 Treaty of Fort Finney with Shawnee leaders for portions of Ohio

• Pinckney's Treaty

  • Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed on October 27, 1795, and established formal intentions of amity between the United States and Spain.
  • Thomas Pinckney negotiated the treaty for the United States, and Don Manuel de Godoy represented Spain.
  • The Spanish acquired Florida and the southern coast along the Gulf of Mexico in the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  • Unlike the contemporaneous Jay's Treaty, Pinckney's Treaty was quite popular with both Federalists and Democratic-Republicans, as well as with the American public.
  • Analyze the political circumstances leading up to and following the signing of the Pinckney's Treaty

• Across the Atlantic: France and Britain

  • The Treaty of Alliance was a defense treaty formed in the American Revolution that promised French support to the United States.
  • The Treaty of Alliance with France was a defensive agreement between France and the United States, as shown in .
  • The treaty outlined the terms and conditions of this military alliance and established requirements for the signing of future peace treaties to end hostilities with the British.
  • After signing the treaty, French supplies of arms, ammunition, and uniforms proved vital for the Continental Army.
  • The Jay Treaty (also known as Jay's Treaty, The British Treaty, and the Treaty of London of 1794), was officially known as the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and The United States of America.

• The Fight for the Treaty

  • One block of Democrats strongly supported the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Finally, a bipartisan group of 13 "irreconcilables" opposed a treaty in any form.
  • The closest the Treaty came to passage came in mid-November 1919, when Lodge and his Republicans formed a coalition with the pro-Treaty Democrats, and were close to a two-thirds majority for a Treaty, with reservations.
  • The Treaty of Versailles was never ratified by the U.S.
  • Discuss Wilson's attempts to rally the nation in support of the Treaty of Versailles.

• The Treaty of Paris

  • The British ratified the treaty on April 9, 1784.
  • The 10 articles of the Treaty of Paris are as follows.
  • Ratification of the treaty within six months of signing by contracting parties.
  • The treaty with France primarily focused on exchanges of captured territory, but also reinforced earlier treaties guaranteeing French fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland.
  • The resulting territory dispute between Spain and the United States was resolved with the Treaty of Madrid, or Pinckney's Treaty, in 1795.

• Wilson's Loss at Home

  • Despite Wilson's efforts, the Treaty of Versailles (and membership in the League of Nations) was never ratified by Congress.
  • One block of Democrats strongly supported the Versailles Treaty, even with reservations added by Lodge.
  • A second group of Democrats supported the Treaty but followed Wilson in opposing any amendments or reservations.
  • The closest the Treaty came to passage was on November 19, 1919, as Lodge and his Republicans formed a coalition with the pro-Treaty Democrats and were close to a two-thirds majority for a Treaty with reservations.
  • Identify why the United States Senate was reluctant to sign the Treaty of Versailles.

• Treaty of Paris

  • The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War following British victory over France and Spain.
  • The Treaty of Paris is frequently noted as the point at which France gave Louisiana to Spain.
  • The Treaty of Paris was to give Britain the east side of the Mississippi.
  • This map shows Britain's greatest territorial expansion, which occurred in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris.
  • The Treaty marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.

• Jay's Treaty

  • Jay's Treaty intended to relieve post-war tensions between Britain and the United States and represented a Federalist strategy to avoid war.
  • The purpose of Jay's Treaty, ratified on February 29, 1796, was to relieve post-war tensions between Great Britain and the United States.
  • Washington submitted Jay's Treaty to the U.S.
  • The map shows major territorial concessions following the Treaty of Paris.
  • Describe the role Jay's Treaty played in the political disputes of the early republic